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The Mahdi’s descent through Fatimah

Sunan Abi Dawud · Sunan Abi Dawud4284, complete English report

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Sunnah.com English, Sunan Abi Dawud 4284; Book 38, Hadith 6, English reference 37:4271. Complete displayed English report, including the separate transmitter appraisal. Host grade: Sahih (Al-Albani). Paragraph break separates narrator attribution from report;

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Sunan Abi Dawud 4284, prophetic speech in Umm Salamah's report

The Mahdi will be of my family, of the descendants of Fatimah.
Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The Mahdi will be of my family, of the descendants of Fatimah. Abdullah ibn Ja'far said: I heard AbulMalih praising Ali ibn Nufayl and describing his good qualities.